Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Combating the Heat: Diet

The study of Ayurveda provides tips for keeping your cool in the sweltering heat.

Include:

  • Choose foods that are cooling and cleansing to the body
  • Choose sweet, juicy fruits like melons, pears, cherries, mangoes, grapes, pineapple, cucumber (ok, this one is a veg), plums, pomegranate, blueberries, and peaches. 
  • Include vegetables that are bitter and astringent such as collards, kale, fennel, asparagus, spinach, broccoli, and dandelion greens 
  • Add digestive spices to your food such as cumin, coriander, fennel and turmeric. 
  • Use cooling herbs and essential oils, such as mint, anise, cardamom, cilantro, Rose and Sandalwood 
  • Drink fresh fruit juices and nectars, and tender coconut water 
  • Drink plenty of cool, fresh water. 


Remove: 

  • Limit hot, spicy, fermented, salty, oily, fried foods. 
  • Reduce or eliminate alcohol and caffeine. 
  • Limit chilled or iced beverages, as they disrupt digestion 
  • Avoid food with heating properties such as tomatoes, hot peppers, radishes, onions, and garlic



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